Ifa Canarias

Here we are again, the end of another week and almost at the end of our second week of “house arrest”, which has now been extended for a further 15 days. Even with the current situation Inside Timeshare is still receiving emails from concerned owners, one email has certainly made tempers flare. This involves MacDonald Hotels and Resorts, who we already know from the ongoing story of Mrs B are one of the most disgusting timeshare companies in the world. Inside Timeshare is sure that our readers will also be disgusted with the latest story of intimidation and greed from MacDonalds.

Yesterday afternoon, Inside Timeshare received an email from a gentleman who is trying to help an elderly and vulnerable friend regarding her two timeshares with MacDonalds, he is at a total loss as to what to do.

The details so far.

This lady is in her late 80’s, she and her husband own two timeshares with MacDonalds at different resorts and have owned them for many years. They have always paid their annual maintenance fees even when unable to use.

Her husband is now suffering from dementia and other illnesses, she receives help at home but this is not free and costs a lot of money for his daily care. It is now coming to the stage where he will have to go into a care home and we all know how much that costs.

She wants to give up the timeshares as they are no longer being used and the annual maintenance is now a financial burden which could be used for the care of her husband. MacDonalds refuse to allow her to hand it back without paying them £5000 for each of the timeshares, a total of £10,000 which as you the readers will agree would be better spent on health care.

In all my time doing this work I have never come across a timeshare company that treats people in this manner, I even think that the Mafia would be disgusted!

This is a blatant example of EXTORTION by MacDonalds, I use the term EXTORTION as that is what it is and if MacDonalds don’t like it then take me to court!

Once again this article highlights that the liquidation has been brought by Isla Marina SL with a debt of around 47 million euros. It is also reported that IFA Canarias is also owed around 9.3 million euros.

Hermanos Santana Cazorla SL is certainly in trouble, the question now is what will happen to Anfi once the Cazorla’s company has been liquidated?

The only positive point in all of this is the fact that IFA Canarias owns the other 50% of Anfi and this may be a very good opportunity for them to take total control of the Anfi Group.

More on this subject as and when information becomes available.

Staying with Anfi, they have just published the following video and text on their Facebook page.

Santana Cazorla

What makes it a complete joke is the opening line, “The Anfi Group is and always will be a great family”. Yet as Inside Timeshare has been publishing, this is not borne out by their behaviour towards clients who have had to cancel bookings during the current situation. The charging for cancelling bookings, the charges to re-book at a later date. This along with the demand that the only way to receive the “accommodation voucher” in order to save the week is to sign the “new contract” is nothing short of “blackmail”.

Text of the Anfi Group post:

Anfi Group

The Anfi Group is and will always be a great family .

A week ago, half of it, our members & clients, had to leave the resort, forced by the quick coronavirus spreading all over the world and the emergency measures ordered by the Government of Spain. Today, because of these overwhelming times we are now facing, we are very sad to have to say “see you soon” to a substantial part of our #Anfiteam. This situation, as extraordinary as it is temporary , is nothing more than a stone in our path, which we will definitely overcome together . THANK YOU so much team! You are simply the heart of Anfi. Be assured soon we will open our doors together again, will welcome our Members and guests with our arms open , a warm smile , our hard work, which will translate in superb and unforgettable holidays at Anfi.

Meanwhile, we will keep your “home-away-from-home” spotless and, reiterate that, both Anfi Vacation Club and Customer Services department teams are, as always, at your service, for any assistance you may require in the regular work days and timetables.

#StaySafe #StayAtHome and remember: “There was never a night that could stop the sun to rise and never ever a problem could silence and beat hope” See you soon!

So there we have it, two examples of the lengths these unscrupulous timeshare companies will go to screw their own members, both of these examples show that you the member/owner mean absolutely nothing to them apart from how much they can squeeze out of you.

Have you had problems with MacDonald Hotels and Resorts and trying to exit?

If so, use our contact page and tell us your story, Inside Timeshare, is working with a freelance journalist who is investigating the timeshare industry and has already been informed of this latest case. He has told Inside Timeshare that he has already started his research and will do all he can to ensure this gets the widest publicity possible.

As for Anfi, no matter what you think of the resort itself and we do have to agree that it is a great resort, it is the way in which members are being treated which is the problem. If you are disgusted with the methods used by Anfi and would like to know your rights and legal options, once again use our contact page and Inside Timeshare will get back to you.

Welcome to the final article for this week, today we highlight yet another new “claims” company that is contacting clients who have dealt with other companies, Inconel Administration SL. As you will see this new company has some very interesting links. We also report on the latest in the Anfi saga with a very interesting article published in Canarias7 a news periodical that is published in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. It follows the problems being faced by Hermanos Santana Cazorla SL, the 50% and Golden Shareholder of Anfi.

Over the past weeks Inside Timeshare has been reporting on several “claims” companies who have been targeting members/clients of Eze Group, well, it seems it is now the turn of clients of ABC Legal and ABC Lawyers.

Inconel Administration SL was registered with the Mercantile Registry on the 8 August 2019, so it is only just 7 months old, the record is also missing the CIF Number. Their registered address is:

This person is also known to have ties with one of the biggest scammers on the Costa del Sol since the infamous Tony Muldoon, this was Ramirez and Ramirez one of the first and biggest of the fake law firms.

There is a website but so far we have not been able to find out when it was registered and who by, the message comes up as it is either an invalid address or unsupported (very suspicious). The website is:

So, over 1000 cases and won cases against companies that are no longer operating such as MacAnthony which has not been around since 2010. This is very impressive considering that the company has only been registered for 7 months!

If you have been a client of ABC Legal, ABC Lawyers or any of the other Mark Rowe companies please be aware that this is a scam to fleece you of your cash.

To end this week we bring you the latest news regarding the Cazorla’s and Anfi.

As we all know Anfi is 50% owned by the company Hermanos Santana Cazorla SL who also hold the Golden Share and control the board of directors. Canarias7 which is a news periodical in Gran Canaria published on the 5 March 2020 on the financial woes of the Cazorla’s.

It appears that the Mercantile Court has admitted for processing the request for the declaration of necessary insolvency, in other words, they may just be going into liquidation.

This was submitted by Isla Marina SL who claim that Hermanos Sanatana Cazorla SL owes 47 million euros for unpaid loans along with other debts.

It is also noted that the Cazorla company also owes Ifa Canarias (the other 50% partner in Anfi) 9.3 million euros and 4.6 million to Sparebank as guarantor of the syndicated loan were also named in the court.

You can read the full story at the link below.

That is all for this week, join us again next week for more on the world of timeshare. Have a great weekend and please be aware of the “scam” callers.